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Carol C. Gould is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY), with appointments in the Doctoral Programs in Philosophy and Political Science at the CUNY Graduate Center. She serves as Director of the Center for Global Ethics & Politics at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and is Editor of the Journal of Social Philosophy.
Dr. Gould earned her BA from the University of Chicago and PhD from Yale University. Her academic career spans Lehman College, Swarthmore College, Stevens Institute of Technology, Columbia University, George Mason University, and Temple University before joining CUNY in 2009. She has held prestigious fellowships including Rockefeller Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, Fulbright programs, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Professor Gould's research explores fundamental questions in social and political philosophy, particularly the relationship between theory and practice. Her work spans democratic theory, human rights philosophy, global justice, feminist philosophy, and critical social theory. She develops a framework of 'interactive democracy' that connects local democratic practices with global justice through social ontology. Her approach emphasizes how social relations and institutions shape possibilities for justice, freedom, and human development, examining how positive freedom and social cooperation can transform institutions.
Her recent publications reveal consistent focus on structural injustice, solidarity, and democratic innovation across diverse contexts from labor rights to pandemic responses. She examines how social ontology informs understanding of group rights and structural inequalities while exploring practical applications of democratic principles. A recurring theme is how interactive democracy can address global challenges through transnational solidarity and institutional transformation.
- Joseph B. Gittler Prize from the American Philosophical Association (2015)
- David Easton Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association (2009)
- Rockefeller Foundation fellowship
- National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship
- National Science Foundation grant
- Fulbright Senior Scholar Award in Paris
- Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the European University Institute
- Woodrow Wilson International Center fellowship
- Member of Institute for Advanced Study (2016-17)
Professor Gould has held leadership roles including President of the Human Rights Section of the American Political Science Association (2016-17), Executive Director of the Society for Philosophy and Public Affairs, and President of both the American Society of Value Inquiry and the American Section of the IVR. Through her direction of the Center for Global Ethics & Politics, she fosters interdisciplinary research addressing global challenges through philosophical and political lenses.
At Hunter College, Gould has established herself as a mentor and institutional leader, shaping philosophy education while advancing research on global justice. Her Center serves as a dynamic hub for interdisciplinary scholarship, hosting colloquia, supporting research projects, and fostering international academic collaborations that bridge theoretical innovation with practical approaches to creating more just social and political institutions.
